Admission to the Ph.D. Program:

1. Completion of a Master’s degree or an equivalent number of graduate credits (30) prior to admission.
2. Complete transcripts of undergraduate and graduate work.
3. Reports on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) are required.
4. Submission of three letters of recommendation about the applicant’s potential success in a doctoral program.
5. A written statement of intent of no more than a thousand words detailing the applicant's professional goals.
6. All applicants must fulfill the general requirements of the Graduate School.

All doctoral students are expected to complete a minimum of 48 hours beyond the Masters degree distributed as follows:

AREAS OF CONCENTRATIONS Total credit hours: 18

1. Aesthetics and Creativity - Hum. 681 Topics in Aesthetics and Creativity
2. Studies in Culture - Hum. 682 Topics in Studies in Culture

Graduate courses housed within departments in the Humanities Division meet the area concentration requirements in the primary and secondary areas of concentration: (1) Aesthetics and Creativity; and (2) Studies in Culture.

A student in consultation with his/her Supervisory Committee will select courses appropriate to his/her course of study. No more than 12 hours of the 18 hours required in primary and secondary areas of concentration may be taken in one discipline.

Primary Area Credit hours: 12

Creativity and Aesthetics OR Studies in Culture

Secondary Area Credit hours: 6

Creativity and Aesthetics OR Studies in Culture

Dissertation Research: Credit hours: 9

• *HUM 700

Complete program credit hours: 48

Students may supplement the minimum of 48 hours with additional coursework in a specific discipline or additional hours for the dissertation.